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Denuvo is universally disliked by pretty much everyone, with the PC-focused anti-tamper DRM not only causing unforeseen issues, but can also impact a game’s stability and performance. Fortunately, an increasing number of developers seem to be moving away from the DRM, with the upcoming life-sim inZOI getting rid of Denuvo before the game’s even launched.
Making a post on their Steam page, the team behind inZOI addressed the inclusion of Denuvo ahead of its official Early Access launch on the 28th of March, writing:
“Recently, we’ve seen growing concern around the implementation of the Denuvo anti-tamper solution in inZOI. While we wanted to respond as quickly as possible, we also felt it was important to approach the issue with care—consulting with teams from around the world to make a thoughtful and informed decision. We sincerely apologize for the delay in providing this official response. To address the most important point: we have decided to remove Denuvo from the Early Access build of inZOI.”
The full post is rather lengthy and goes into much greater depth on why Denuvo was initially added – and why it’s now been removed. According to the team:
“Our initial application of Denuvo on our main development build made it so that the inZOI: Creative Studio demo build, a branch from the main build, was also applied with the same anti-tamper. Unfortunately, we failed to properly inform our players of this application during the demo period, and we sincerely apologize for that oversight.”
In essence, it seems as though Denuvo was primarily added ahead of launch due to the ongoing pre-EA period which saw a small select number of players gain access to the title.
In instances such as this, having DRM could make sense. Even so, it is highly welcome to see the team at inZOI Studio being so transparent and responsive.
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